Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger-Chapter 77: The Great Farm Owner

Hanging up the phone, Chen Yuan opened the Beastmaster website.

"A Luminous Fruit has a Contribution Value of 25. I have nine left, which equals 225 Contribution Value, enough to buy many, many second-level resources."

Chen Yuan had wondered about this issue before. A single Luminous Fruit Tree can produce multiple Luminous Fruits, and it matures twice a year. Doesn’t that mean each Luminous Fruit Tree can reliably provide a large amount of Contribution Value?

But after asking his brother, Chen Yuan realized things weren’t that simple.

Spirit Plants require extremely high conditions in terms of soil, water quality, air, temperature, and other external factors; they are prone to poor development or even death during the growth process.

Accelerating growth through Source Point means directly bypassing the highly risky growth period, eliminating the risk of premature death for Spirit Plants.

"First, focus on finding resources for Duck, then find some for the little guys."

Chen Yuan needs to enhance the security of his farm, and Duck is a part of that solution.

He directly found the Water Type resources page, looked for second-level resources, and sought out suitable resources for Duck among the myriad of items:

[Lotus Leaf, valued at 13 Contribution Value, can improve the water quality of water sprayed by Water-type Pet Beasts.]

"Purify water quality?"

"What use is this? Does it make the dishes cleaner when washing? Or make the soup more delicious when cooking?"

"Wait." Chen Yuan suddenly thought of something, muttering to himself, "Duck needs to water daily, improving water quality might benefit the Spirit Plants?"

Although Source Point can make Spirit Plants mature directly from their growth phase, seedlings still need Duck’s tireless watering day and night.

Besides, when more Spirit Plants grow, Chen Yuan’s Source Points can’t accelerate each Spirit Plant’s growth; many will still rely on Duck for watering.

Chen Yuan remembered the Lotus Leaf, left the current page, and continued to search.

Soon, his eyes lit up:

[Bright Moon Dew, valued at 20 Contribution Value, has immense benefits for Water-type Pet Beasts.]

Blazing Fruit has the same effect; it not only effectively enhances the growth level of Pet Beasts but also improves Skill Proficiency, covering all aspects of Spirit Plants.

Chen Yuan added it to the shopping cart, browsed through it once more to confirm there were no better options, and noted it down.

After a while,

Chen Yuan looked at various resources noted in his memo, and nodded in satisfaction.

He chose a resource that can enhance physical hardness for Iron Head, valued at 15 Contribution Value.

Iron Head excels in close combat, currently without long-range attack means, so its physical quality needs strengthening—its frontal double blades and metal-like skin hardness.

For Electric Flying Cat, he chose a resource that enhances Thunder-type Skills’ power, valued at 20 Contribution Value.

Electric Flying Cat, unlike Iron Head, excels in long-range attacks and can fly high in the sky, launching continuous lethal attacks.

And Thunder-type Skills are inherently powerful and destructive; boosting their power is the quickest way to enhance combat strength.

As for Bean Chicken, suitable resources are fewer. After much consideration, Chen Yuan decided to use Wind Language Grass, needed for Cola’s advancement, to upgrade it.

After confirming, Chen Yuan sent these resources’ names to Zhou Xu, indicating two of each type, and the latter replied quickly: "Okay, I will keep an eye on it now. It should take one or two days."

"Then I’ll go to town tomorrow to send the Luminous Fruits."

"Alright."

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Late at night, 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, eyes lightly closed, maintaining a state of meditation, as a Jade Pendant on his chest emitted a faint glow.

After a while, two dazzling spots slowly appeared in his vision.

"Good evening, Orange, Watermelon."

You could tell Pomelo was still in a cheerful mood.

Chen Yuan nodded: "Good evening, both."

Li Junyue had gradually gotten used to this embarrassing greeting method, but each time he went through it, he instinctively felt like he had joined some mysterious organization.

Chen Yuan started the topic: "I have two Luminous Fruits with me."

Jiang Wenning immediately spoke: "I’ll take them all. How do you want me to transfer the payment?"

Chen Yuan took a deep breath at this straightforwardness—the wealthy don’t even need to ask the price; straight to the transfer.

He shook his head: "No need for money, I’m giving them to you for free."

Jiang Wenning instinctively replied: "No way."

Chen Yuan laughed: "Aren’t we a Fruit Factory?"

After a slight pause, he continued: "The intel you’ve provided recently is worth far more than these Luminous Fruits."

Li Junyue felt embarrassed; he typically remained a silent listener and rarely provided any information.

But Jiang Wenning did indeed share a lot of content unknown to the two, saving them from many detours.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenning no longer refused: "Alright, I’ll accept them."

Li Junyue opened his mouth but couldn’t bring himself to reject it.

After a while, he earnestly said: "Orange, I owe you one."

He indeed needed this Luminous Fruit.

"Just tell me the delivery address; it doesn’t have to be your home address, just wherever you can receive it." Chen Yuan added.

Jiang Wenning’s voice was bright: "Shanghai, Donghuang Beast Taming Academy Headquarters South Gate, phone number 133xxxxxx3150."

Li Junyue said solemnly: "Yun Province, Lishui City, Chaoyang District, Lishui Town, phone number 1531xxxxx0314."

"Got it, noted." Chen Yuan nodded.

As a Beastmaster, Chen Yuan’s memory significantly improved; if he retook the college entrance exams, he was confident he could become an elite 985 achiever.

After finishing this conversation, Li Junyue surprisingly said: "Orange, you live in the mountains, be extra cautious these days."

"How so?" Chen Yuan asked.

Li Junyue replied: "Recently, we’ve received many calls from the public about Extraordinary Creatures invading villages and attacking livestock."

Chen Yuan chuckled: "I encountered this too—a group of Violent Cloud Sparrows tried to snatch the Luminous Fruits from the trees, but the guards at my farm drove them away."

Jiang Wenning exclaimed in surprise: "What farm? It even has guards?"

Chen Yuan laughed heartily: "They’re just a few Pet Beasts that volunteered to work at the farm; I just provide room and board."

Li Junyue: "Just a few....?"

He had been working tirelessly for so long, barely maintaining a single Ink Tree Spirit, yet Chen Yuan’s farm had several?

Volunteering to work?

It feels like a nefarious capitalist farm.

Jiang Wenning noticed Chen Yuan’s earlier comment: "The Luminous Fruits on the tree? Didn’t you obtain these Luminous Fruits by accident?"

Chen Yuan explained: "A tree at home unintentionally evolved into a Luminous Fruit Tree."

"But earlier you asked me how to cultivate Spirit Plants?" Jiang Wenning was puzzled.

Chen Yuan replied: "That was accidentally obtained from a Blazing Fruit kernel."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenning blinked and couldn’t help but say: "I’m increasingly curious about your farm—with several Pet Beasts and Luminous Fruit Trees and Blazing Fruit Trees—are you a real farm tycoon?"

Chen Yuan shrugged: "I wish I were."

If that were the case, he’d hire a batch of Pet Beasts and then not have to manage anything daily.

But achieving that goal is still a long way off.